Sam Bird dominates Putrajaya ePrix
Virgin Racing and Sam Bird have won the second round of the season in Malaysia.
Sam Bird, Virgin Racing
FIA Formula E
The new fully electric racing series has seen two winners in two races as Sam Bird takes the checkered flag in Malaysia.
Daniel Abt started the race from third, but didn't get going very well and dropped to the rear. The two girls in the event collided when Katherine Legge lost control on braking, turning Michela Cerruti in the process. Then, Matthew Brabham spun as he raced down into the chicane, slamming into the side pod of Nick Heidfeld, who seemed to escape the contact unscathed. All this took place on the opening lap, prompting a safety car.
Sam Bird took over the lead on the ensuing restart. He pulled away until the eighth lap when Franck Montagny squeezed Nick Heidfeld into the tire barrier at turn five, igniting another full-course yellow.
The race resumed on lap 13 and the safety car was not needed for the remainder of the event. Daniel Abt switched cars very early in the going and therefore, was leading the race with less than ten laps remaining. He was running low on power though and was forced to crawl at a snail's pace in order to make it to the finish.
He lost the lead to Sam Bird with five laps to go, falling all the way down to 10th before the checkered flag. Whilw attacking Buemi for the final spot on the podium, Bruno Senna lost the rear and slammed the wall on the final lap of the race, dropping him to 14th.
Lucas di Grassi maintains the championship lead with a runner-up finish, followed by Sebastian Buemi in third place.
Race Results
1. Sam Bird
2. Lucas di Grassi
3. Sebastien Buemi
4. Nico Prost
5. Jerome d'Ambrosio
6. Karun Chandhok
7. Oriol Servia
8. Antonio Felix da Costa
9. Jaime Alguersuari
10. Daniel Abt
11. Ho-Pin Tung
12. Stephane Sarrazin
13. Matthew Brabham
14. Bruno Senna
15. Franck Montagny
16. Kathrine Legge
17. Jarno Trulli
18. Nelson Piquet Jr.
19. Nick Heidfeld
20. Michela Cerruti
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